- The Rink at Wade Oval - In front of the Cleveland Museum of Art at University Circle. This rink of synthetic ice is open on weekends from November 23 (2012) through February 18 with evening hours on Wednesdays and special hours for holidays. New for 2012: the rink will be created of real ice. Admission is free and skate rental is $3.
- Hamilton Ice Rink - Rocky River Recreation Center, 21018 Hilliard Rd., Rocky River; 440 356-5656. Open September through March, the rink hosts open skates, skating lessons, and birthday parties. It's also the home rink of the Rocky River High School hockey team.
- Kent State Ice Rink - 1 Loop Rd., Kent; 330 672-RINK; facilities include two rinks, a pro shop, and a snack bar.
- Lock 3 - Downtown Akron; The 10,000 square foot outdoor rink (the largest outdoor skating rink in Ohio) is open from Thanksgiving until Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Admission is free with skate rental (2012).
- Thornton Park Ice Arena - 20701 Farnsleigh Rd., Shaker Hts, 216 491-2587. The home ice of the Shaker Skating Club and the Shaker Heights High School hockey team, this rink is open year-round and offers open skates, skating lessons and rink rental. Open skate adult admission is $4 for Shaker Heighs residents and $5.50 for non-residents. Yearly passes are also available.
- Mentor Civic Ice Arena - 8600 Munson Rd., Mentor; 440 974-5730; facilities include two regulation-size rinks, a studio rink, lockers, and a snack bar.
- Halloran Rink - 3550 W. 117th St., Cleveland 44111; 216 664-4187. Located at the Halloran Recreation Center on Cleveland's west side, this outdoor rink is open from October through April. There are frequent open skates. 2012 prices are $1 with skate rental and 25 cents if you have your own skates.
- Serpentini Winterhurst - 14740 Lakewood Hts. Blvd., Lakewood 44107; 216 629-4400. Part of the Lakewood parks system, Serpentini Winterhurst is Northeast Ohio’s premier ice-skating facility and one of the largest and most unique ice-skating centers in the United States. The rink, open year-round, hosts open skates, skating clubs and rink rental for parties. Open skate admission is $4 for Lakewood residents and $6 for non-residents (2012 prices.) Skate rental is available.
- Hoover Arena - 15381 Royalton Rd, Strongsville, OH; 440 268-2800. This year-round rink features open skates, ice-skating and hockey programs and party rentals. Open skate admission is $4 for Strongsville residents and $6 for non-residents (2012 prices.) Skate rental is available.
- Cleveland Heights Community Center - One Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH; 216 691-7373. This facility has two ice rinks: the Olympic-sized North Rink is open year-round; the South Rink is open for six months, from September to March. The center open skating, figure skating and hockey lessons, party rentals and a skating club. Open skate admission (2012 prices) is $3 for Cleveland Heights residents and $5 for non-residents.
(Last updated 11-1-12)
